Nave Kent12 hours ago

I for one love the comparisons between Marvel and DC when the discussions arent boiled down to two dudes talking about which brand is superior. I love how each brand compliments the other. Recently with CWs A.T.O.M. essentially filling the role of power-suited IRON MAN (outta NO where) and NetFlixs Daredevil filling in for Arrow as the urban vigilante it got me thinking that on-film the traditional archetypal equivalences just dont match up. In the comics, bearded, cynical Oliver Queen with his politically-charged comics depicting stories of substance abuse problems paralleled ironical Tony Starks politically-charged comics depicting stories of substance abuse but thats clearly not the case in live-action. So it got me thinking, what other characters have been changed archetypally? Moreover, simply by staying on the surface level, we can see several interesting parallels.

For example, Ive always seen Superman and Hulk to be of the same archetype; both are creatures of science-fiction depicting the potential of scientific achievement and its horrors (Supermans villains), both have a civilian identity that is comparatively weak (and often their weakness is depicted by having them wear glasses) and the alternative being super-strength, powerhouse, invulnerability, etc. Coupled with the theory that Hulk uses a form of photosynthesis to keep his energy and can leap long distances it all adds up. However, visually and on a surface-level, they are nothing alike, and thus Hulk has more in common with DCs Solomon Grundy than Superman. So I was thinking, with Age of Ultron approaching, who would be the primary Avengers-equivalent? And holy s***, are they totally the villains of the DCU? Observe:

Tony Stark/Iron Man = Lex Luthor/with Green-K Suit The Incredible Hulk = Solomon Grundy Black Widow = Catwoman Captain America = Deathstroke, the Terminator (both super-soldiers, anti-govt) Thor = Black Adam Hawkeye, the sniper = Deadshot, the sniper The Vision = OMAC

I mean, forget a JLA on TV if they just push Oliver Queen or CWs Ray Palmer into a shade more sinister, we essentially have a team reflecting the Avengers as a team that needs to be stopped. One brands heroes are anothers bad-guys.

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Open Discussion April 8, 2015